RIVERSIDE, Calif.--The University of Hawai'i softball team (13-18, 6-4 Big West) heads to the mainland for a three-game Big West series at UC Riverside (11-21, 5-7 BW). For the third-straight week, Hawai'i has had to alter its weekend schedule due to inclement weather. The doubleheader between UH and UCR will now be played on Friday, April 12th beginning at 10:00 a.m. HT. The single game series finale will now be on Saturday, April 13th at 10:00 a.m. HT. All games will be played at the Amy S. Harrison Field on the campus of UC Riverside.
 

Dates & Times				Friday, April 12, 2024 (DH) - 10:00 a.m. HT/12:30 p.m. HT Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 10:00 a.m.HT
Location				Amy S. Harrison Field (600) - Riverside, Calif.
Video Stream				ESPN+ - Friday: Game 1 | Game 2; Saturday: Game 3
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Game Notes				Hawai'i  | UC Riverside
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HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (13-18, 6-4 Big West)Head Coach: Bob Coolen (33rd Season)
Record at UH: 1,070-708-1
Overall Record: 1,142-781-1 (38th season)
Series Record: UH leads 34-8
Last season: In 2023, UC Riverside won the series opener in Honolulu, 9-7, but the 'Bows bounced back to win the doubleheader, 6-5 and 7-1.
Streak: UH won 2
 UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS (11-21, 5-7 Big West)Head Coach: Nikki Palmer (Eighth Season)
Record at UCR: 173-186
Overall Record: 218-312 (11TH season)
Last week: The Highlanders come into this week on a roll after sweeping UC Davis last week at home. UCR held off the Aggies, 3-1, 3-2,  and 4-0. For her efforts, pitcher Briza Blano earned Big West Pitcher of the Week honors after going 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA last weekend.
 QUICK HITSLAST WEEK - For the third-straight week, UH has had its weekend schedule altered due to inclement weather. Two weeks ago at UC San Diego, the threat of rain pushed their doubleheader to Friday which UH and UCSD split. The teams were unable to play the single game due to heavy rains. Last week, UH's single game on Friday night vs. CSUN was halted due to constant rain. The Rainbow Wahine and Matadors resumed the first game on Saturday as UH held off CSUN, 3-2. The two teams then played the second game which CSUN edged out UH, 6-5. The third game was not played. This week in the Inland Empire, rains are expected to roll in on Saturday, so the doubleheader has been pushed to Friday beginning at 10:00 a.m. HT. The single game is now scheduled for Saturday at 10:00 a.m. HT.

RAINBOW POWER - Hawai'i continues to lead the Big West with a total of 28 home runs--14 more than the next team, CSUN who has 14 homers on the season. UH also leads the Big West with a .410 slugging percentage. Three Rainbow Wahine are second in the league with seven home runs apiece--Chloe Borges, Mya'Liah Bethea and Maya Nakamura. In all, seven different UH players have recorded at least one home run this season.

BORGES RISING - Junior centerfielder/pitcher Chloe Borges has raised her overall batting average to an even .300 (18-for-60) and in conference play, she is hitting at a .391 clip. Currently, she has reached base safely in 15-straight games dating back to UH's last non-conference tournament. She has driven in a team-high 21 runs this year and also leads UH with a .667 slugging percentage and a .434 on-base percentage. 

JOHNSON LEADING UH- Senior Haley Johnson has started all 31 games at designated player. She is hitting a team-best .333 batting average racking up a team-high 29 hits in 87 at-bats. She also leads UH with six doubles and is tied with Nakamura with a team-best nine-game hitting streak. Johnson is hitting .459 (28-for-61) in advancing runners on base.

MILLWOOD CONTINUES HOT HITTING - Senior first baseman Dallas Millwood is second on the team overall hitting .329 (25-for-76). After going down with a season-ending foot injury in the second week of the 2023 season, she has worked hard to return to form. She leads UH with seven multiple-RBI games and she has tallied six multiple-hit games this year. She has started all 31 games at first base this season.

DARE TO RUN - Junior catcher Izabella Martinez is ranked No. 1 in the conference and No. 3 in the NCAA throwing out 13 runners trying to steal on her on defense. On offense she got off to a slow start in the non-conference games, but has caught fire in the Big West, hitting .367 with a team0high 11 hits in 30 at-bats. 

MURAMOTO COMES THROUGH IN RELIEF - True freshman Madixx Muramoto was thrown into action in the bottom first inning of UH's second game vs. Cal Poly. She entered the game in the bottom of the first as Nakamura went down with an injury at the end of the top of the first. Not only did she do well on defense, but she blasted her first collegiate home run--a three-run bomb--to see-saw into a 3-2 lead over the Mustangs. UH would eventually fall to CP, 6-5.

PITCHING STAFF COMING ALONG - UH's pitchers have lowered the team ERA to 3.56 in conference games. Key-Annah Campbell-Pua enters the wekk with a 2.84 ERA in Big West games. Overall, she has a 4.13 RA in 62.2 innings of work. She has fanned 13 opposing batters while walking 22. With her complete game win over Cal Poly last week, junior transfter Addison Kostrenchidh is now 7-6 overall. She has thrown a team-high. 75.1 inningsand has 23 strikeouts to 20 walks. In conference action, Kostrencich is 3-1with a 3.34 ERA .